Washington Times reporter Bill Gertz faces the possibility of a grand jury subpoena despite a Californian federal judgment supporting his right to...
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Child Online Protection Act Overturned
Following a ten-year court battle, on 22 July the Third US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2007 lower court decision that the Child Online...
Threat to Mexican journalists
The alliance between drug traffickers and the Mexican government poses the greatest threat to journalists, the Special Commission for Monitoring...
Logo lands Starbucks in hot water
Coffee chain Starbucks has come under attack from a San Diego based Christian group after it changed it’s logo from an innocent mermaid, to a more...
‘Rachel’s law’ protects free expression
The New York State Legislature has passed a law protecting American journalists from defamation lawsuits brought against them overseas. The Libel...
Journalist assaulted during live broadcast
Radio journalist Alejandro Rupay was assaulted during a live broadcast on 30 January. Rupay, a presenter with Radio FM 98 in the town of Tingo...
Venezuala: Election deception
Hugo Chavez’s defeat in the recent constitutional referendum came despite massive media manipulation, writes Daniel Duquenal On December 2 Venezuela...